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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide
  3. Restoring virtual machines
  4. Configuring settings for the virtual machine recovery
Veritas NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client Guide

Configuring settings for the virtual machine recovery

Use the Settings option to configure the settings for virtual machine recovery.

To configure the settings for the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Web Client

  1. In the top level of the vSphere Web Client object navigator, click Veritas NetBackup.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. In the Settings dialog, enter the settings as described in Table: Fields in the Settings dialog for recovery.
  4. For each Preferred Instant Recovery Destination setting, click Change or Select.
  5. Click Save to save the settings.

    The Preferred Instant Recovery Destination settings are populated during the IR wizard screen Destination Selection when you select the Reset to Preferred Destination option.

Table: Fields in the Settings dialog for recovery

Settings

Description

Maximum Retention Period for Backup Events

Set the retention period of the vCenter event viz. recovered virtual machines.

Maximum number of instant recovery of VM(s) active at one time per master server

Enter the maximum number of IR jobs that can be run simultaneously for a single NetBackup master server.

Preferred Instant Recovery Destination

Select the destination settings for instant recovery.

vCenter Server

The destination vCenter server.

Data center/ESX Server

The data center or the ESX server that is registered with the vCenter server. Click Select (or Change) for a pop-up in which to locate the data center or server.

Resource Pool or vApp

The virtual machine pool or the vApp to be used for the recovery.

Temporary Datastore or Datastore Cluster

The temporary datastore to be used during the recovery process.

Clear Preferred Destination Settings

Click to remove the current settings.

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